Japan national under-17 football team

The Japan national under-17 football team is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.

Japan Under-17

Nickname(s)	サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue)
Association	Japan Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Yoshiro Moriyama
FIFA code	JPN
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1993)
Best result	Quarterfinals (1993, 2011)
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances	15 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (1994, 2006, 2018)

Honours

Continental

• AFC U-17/U-16 Championship

Champions (3): 1994, 2006, 2018

• AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Champions (1): 2012

Unofficial

• Tournament de Montaigu

Champions (1): 2004

Runners-Up (1): 2005

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Finals record Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA 1985 Did not qualify 1987 1989 1991 Did not enter 1993 Quarterfinals 4 1 1 2 3 4 1995 Group stage 3 1 1 1 2 2 1997 Did not qualify 1999 2001 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 9 2003 Did not qualify 2005 2007 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 6 2009 Group stage 3 0 0 3 5 9 2011 Quarterfinals 5 3 1 1 13 5 2013 Round of 16 4 3 0 1 7 4 2015 Did not qualify 2017 Round of 16 4 1 2 1 8 4 2019 Round of 16 4 0 2 6 4 10 2021 To be determined Total 9/19 29 11 5 13 44 43 *Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil.

Finals history Year Round Score Result 1993 Group stage  Japan 0–1  Ghana Loss Group stage  Japan 0–0  Italy Draw Group stage  Japan 2–1  Mexico Win Quarterfinals  Japan 1–2  Nigeria Loss 1995 Group stage  Japan 0–1  Ghana Loss Group stage  Japan 2–1  United States Win Group stage  Japan 0–0  Ecuador Draw 2001 Group stage  Japan 1–0  United States Win Group stage  Japan 0–4  Nigeria Loss Group stage  Japan 1–5  France Loss 2007 Group stage  Japan 3–1  Haiti Win Group stage  Japan 0–3  Nigeria Loss Group stage  Japan 1–2  France Loss 2009 Group stage  Japan 2–3  Brazil Loss Group stage  Japan 3–4   Switzerland Loss Group stage  Japan 0–2  Mexico Loss 2011 Group stage  Japan 1–0  Jamaica Win Group stage  Japan 1–1  France Draw Group stage  Japan 3–1  Argentina Win Round of 16  Japan 6–0  New Zealand Win Quarterfinals  Japan 2–3  Brazil Loss 2013 Group stage  Japan 1–0  Russia Win Group stage  Japan 3–1  Venezuela Win Group stage  Japan 2–1  Tunisia Win Round of 16  Japan 1–2  Sweden Loss 2017 Group stage  Japan 6–1  Honduras Win Group stage  Japan 1–2  France Loss Group stage  Japan 1–1  New Caledonia Draw Round of 16  Japan 0–0  England Draw

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Finals record Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA 1985 Group stage 1 0 0 1 0 3 1986 Did not qualify 1988 Group stage 4 1 1 2 4 8 1990 Did not enter 1992 Did not qualify 1994 Champions 6 4 0 2 13 9 1996 Fourth place 6 3 2 1 13 7 1998 Group stage 4 2 1 1 8 6 2000 Third place 6 5 0 1 20 6 2002 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 5 2004 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 3 2006 Champions 6 4 2 0 17 6 2008 Semifinals 5 4 0 1 16 3 2010 Semifinals 5 3 1 1 11 3 2012 Runners-up 6 4 1 1 14 6 2014 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 7 6 2016 Semifinals 5 4 0 1 24 4 2018 Champions 6 5 1 0 13 4 Total 15/18 70 43 10 17 167 79 *Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil.

Finals history Year Round Score Result 1985 Group stage  Japan 0–3  Saudi Arabia Loss 1988 Group stage  Japan 0–2  China Loss Group stage  Japan 0–0  Iraq Draw Group stage  Japan 3–2  North Korea Win Group stage  Japan 1–4  Qatar Loss 1994 Group stage  Japan 2–5  United Arab Emirates Loss Group stage  Japan 0–1  Iraq Loss Group stage  Japan 3–0  South Korea Win Group stage  Japan 3–0  Qatar Win Semifinals  Japan 4–3  Oman Win Final  Japan 1–0  Qatar Win 1996 Group stage  Japan 2–2  Oman Draw Group stage  Japan 3–2  South Korea Win Group stage  Japan 5–2  Kuwait Win Group stage  Japan 3–0  Uzbekistan Win Semifinals  Japan 0–1  Thailand Loss Third place  Japan 0–0  Bahrain Draw 1998 Group stage  Japan 1–2  South Korea Loss Group stage  Japan 2–1  Bahrain Win Group stage  Japan 3–1  Oman Win Group stage  Japan 2–2  Bangladesh Draw 2000 Group stage  Japan 2–0  Vietnam Win Group stage  Japan 2–0  Myanmar Win Group stage  Japan 3–0    Nepal Win Group stage  Japan 7–1  China Win Semifinals  Japan 2–3  Oman Loss Third place  Japan 4–2  Vietnam Win 2002 Group stage  Japan 1–2  Uzbekistan Loss Group stage  Japan 1–3  Qatar Loss Group stage  Japan 1–0  Syria Win 2004 Group stage  Japan 0–0  North Korea Draw Group stage  Japan 1–2  Thailand Loss Group stage  Japan 3–1  China Win 2006 Group stage  Japan 6–0    Nepal Win Group stage  Japan 1–1  Singapore Draw Group stage  Japan 3–2  South Korea Win Quarterfinals  Japan 1–1  Iran Draw Semifinals  Japan 2–0  Syria Win Final  Japan 4–2  North Korea Win 2008 Group stage  Japan 4–0  Malaysia Win Group stage  Japan 6–1  United Arab Emirates Win Group stage  Japan 3–0  Yemen Win Quarterfinals  Japan 2–0  Saudi Arabia Win Semifinals  Japan 1–2  South Korea Loss 2010 Group stage  Japan 6–0  Vietnam Win Group stage  Japan 1–0  Timor-Leste Win Group stage  Japan 0–0  Australia Draw Quarterfinals  Japan 3–1  Iraq Win Semifinals  Japan 1–2  North Korea Loss 2012 Group stage  Japan 2–0  Saudi Arabia Win Group stage  Japan 1–3  South Korea Loss Group stage  Japan 3–0  North Korea Win Quarterfinals  Japan 2–1  Syria Win Semifinals  Japan 5–1  Iraq Win Final  Japan 1–1  Uzbekistan Draw 2014 Group stage  Japan 2–0  Hong Kong Win Group stage  Japan 3–0  China Win Group stage  Japan 2–4  Australia Loss Quarterfinals  Japan 0–2  South Korea Loss 2016 Group stage  Japan 7–0  Vietnam Win Group stage  Japan 8–0  Kyrgyzstan Win Group stage  Japan 6–0  Australia Win Quarterfinals  Japan 1–0  United Arab Emirates Win Semifinals  Japan 2–4  Iraq Loss 2018 Group stage  Japan 5–2  Thailand Win Group stage  Japan 0–0  Tajikistan Draw Group stage  Japan 2–0  Malaysia Win Quarterfinals  Japan 2–1  Oman Win Semifinals  Japan 3–1  Australia Win Final  Japan 1–0  Tajikistan Win

Other websites

• Japan Football Association website (in English); (in Japanese)